If you are a duffer at golf, say, and make the same mistakes every time you try a certain swing or. Columnist for the times and bestselling author of bounce. Wellstructured and even better written, bounce by matthew syed basically reads for itself. The myth of talent and the power of practice, also made heavy use of ericssons research. Take the hassle out of planning a kids birthday party. We service all of houston, the woodlands, spring area. Although the book unfolds according to a formula that has become familiar story, study, lesson. In all an absolutely fascinating book that i simple couldnt put down. When we witness extraordinary feats of memory or of sporting or artistic prowess we are witnessing the end product of a process measured in years.
The 10,000hour rule that this level of practice holds the secret to great success in any field has become sacrosanct gospel, echoed on websites and recited as litany in highperformance workshops. Bounce by natasha friend meet your next favorite book. We also have crew of highly skilled freelance writers, editors, proofreaders and photographers we love to work with to ensure that your book is the best it possibly can be. Syed, is an exinternational table tennis player and. He argues that it is intensive training, not natural ability that determines our success, and people who attribute great performances to natural gifts will probably miss their own chance to succeed due to lack of practice.
It gives you a clear goal, if you want to be best in your field you need to invest 10 years or 0 hours to. Bounce was selected by my all american leadership reading group as a good follow up to our last book, mindset by carol dweck. This book is definitely important when emphasizing the importance of practice. As an advisor to owner managed businesses, i see the 10,000 hour 10 year experience rule being lived out in many ways. Enjoy 10,000 square feet of crazy inflatable interactive fun, complete with a live dj while you bounce. You become what you practice, workbook phyllis lane. The former commonwealth table tennis champion matthew syed also suggested, in his book bounce, that to become an expert in anything you need to put in an average of 10. Syed insists it more than just hours the practice itself needs to be purposeful with high standards and quality feedback. It is malcolm gladwells hugely popular book, outliers, that is largely responsible for introducing the 10,000hour rule to a mass audience its the name of one of the chapters. Alphabet dave morice sponsored by sackter house media has completed his largest, longest, worldrecord breaking poetry marathon by creating a 100 volume work of 10,000 pages in 100. The little book of talent is an easytouse handbook of scientifically proven, fieldtested methods to improve skills your skills, your kids skills, your organizations skills in sports, music, art, math, and business. The 10,000hour rule was wrong, according to the people. Summary of outliers the story of success by malcolm. Its combined with a number of key factors such as opportunity, meaningful hard work 10,000 hours to gain mastery.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bounce by matthew syed international tabletennis champion turned times columnist and feature writer is a wellresearched and instructive book that explores the theme of achieving exceptional performance, particularly but not exclusively in the realm of sport. Indeed, the phrase 10,000 hours is now so ubiquitous it has become a cliche, although people often forget that it refers not just to practice but to structured practice. The bounce house stands over 36 feet tall at its highest point and features oversized characters, unique obstacle courses and more. Books such as outliers by malcolm gladwell and bounce by matthew syed have reinforced this idea by propagating the 10,000hour rule for success something gladwell describes as the magic. Abiah reaches for the sky with his interpretation of madonnas lucky star. True, in terms of theory, theres nothing new in it. This book outlines them all and shows you how your daily. After reading this book you realise that that anyone is capable of achieving just about anything and that those geniuses we have all been so in awe of are just humans who have put in a whole load of hard damned work. It is a mustread if you have ever wondered what sets the superachievers and the rest of us apart. I found the sections on african runners a little bit off topic and the section on east german athletes strangely voyeuristic and sensationalistic.
In bounce 2011, matthew syed explores the origins of outstanding achievements in fields like sports, mathematics and music. Matthew syeds account of what it takes to succeed in learning new things builds on the work of anders ericssons theory of 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. Underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants malcolm gladwell. It has changed the way i think about encouraging my children and work teammates praising their efforts and hard work rather than their innate skill. Many of us felt that dwecks book needed more depth and we decided that bounce might provide it my impressions. The premise that you need 10,000 hours of focussed, interested practice that extends you, rather than repeating the first hour 10,000 times was probably what i got most from this book. I read it in 5th grade and it was nice to read it again. Creativity the 10,000hour rule was wrong, according to the people who wrote the original study what is really required to become an expert is very different. Why it takes 10,000 hours to be a success at anything, according to a top academic. Similar to mindset, bounce focuses on extreme high performance especially in sports and athletics, but.
In fact, its basic idea the nowubiquitous 10,000 hours of practice mantra is much more wittily and fully explained in malcolm gladwells outliers. Whether its chess, archery, figure skating, or capoeira. While the outliers excels in its writing and infotainment value, bounce seems more instructive. Bounce touches upon many myths that souround talent and the notion of natural born talent. Beethoven, picasso, the williams sisters and others were all handed the tools of their trade in toddlerhood, and all put in well above the threshold of 10,000 hours of concerted practice that research shows is the crossover point to worldclass status in a complex task a premise also explored in malcolm gladwells 2008 bestseller. Bounceu of orange has a simple online process that gets you the party you want when you want it.
It is not realistic to say that everyone needs 10,000 hours to become an expert language learner, and it is also clear that in language learning students have different goals and gaining nativespeakerlike second. Plot syed wrote this book in order to explain the fact that talent does not determine any persons success, rather hours of practice specifically 10,000. The 10,000hour rule for sporting success is largely a. I was hugely impressed with the 10,000 hour theory of purposeful practice and how its been put to the test. The 10,000 hour rule as in table tennis, so in law. Mozart, federer, picasso, beckham, and the science. We become masters of our life through the same long term step by step process. If you dont, others will have a head start on you in the 10,000 hours of. Winner of the best new writer category of the british sports book awards 2011. Combine this with the reminder that you need incredible focus on one area from zero to one yesterday, and you have a great recipe for success i like the many examples this.
Rent bounce house, bouncer, moonwalk, jumper, inflatables of all kinds and sizes for your event. Rent bounce house moonwalk jumpers bouncers water slides. The myth of talent and the power of practice ebook. David epstein and malcom gladwell are having a bit of a debate.
Bounce mozart, federer, picasso, beckham and the science. In his book bounce 2011 matthew syed says that 10,000 hours of meaningful practice are needed to become an expert athlete. You become what you practice by lane, phyllis, coelho, rodrigo, lane, phyllis, lane, phyllis isbn. Syed also touches on related topics, such as having a fixed mindset and building confidence. The 10,000 hour rule and what it means for language. In fact, with only 10,000 hours of purposeful practice you, me, or anyone can become an expertmaster in whichever field they choose. The 10,000hour rule was popularized by the writer malcolm gladwell in a chapter with that. Summary of bounce the science of success by matthew syed. It focuses on how to apply syeds work to the domain of military expertise.
Bounce by matthew syed is an extremely wellwritten new book about the science of success and how top performers in any field athletes, musicians, physicians, chess grandmasters, and child prodigies for example achieve excellence. Advocates of this view cite the 10,000 hours rule, which is based on the findings of psychologist anders ericsson, and was then brought to wider public attention in malcolm gladwells bestselling book outliers. Bounce book summary if we believe that attaining excellence hinges on talent, we are likely to give up if we show insufficient early promise. Gladwell makes note of this in outliers, as does syed in his book, when introducing the 10,000 hours of practice to get to mastery of any complex task, which he also notes in an interview with. Forget everything you thought you knew about bounce houses, this is one of a kind. Books such as outliers by malcolm gladwell and bounce by matthew syed have reinforced this idea by propagating the 10,000 hour rule for success something gladwell describes as the magic.
As its oneword title suggests, bounce sits within the genre of personal business thinking books that. Book online bounceu of orange, ca indoor bounce house. A book in five minutes bounce by matthew syed youtube. Our core team is based in melbournes inner north in an old, converted sausage factory where the daily grind happens. There are simple practices for wealth and for poverty, for health and sickness, and for good relationships and bad ones. Bounce posted on august 8, 20 by lee brooks 12 comments the talent theory of expertise is not merely flawed in theory.
In his new and excellent book the sports gene, epstein takes strong issue with the idea that 10,000 hours of practice is a useful rule of thumb for how much practice it takes for someone to be world class. Bouncebook is a premium coffee tablebook that has exclusive deals from retail to dining, entertainment and services. The story follows the main character, evyn linney, as she transitions from a yearold girl living with her father and brother in portland, maine to being one of eight children with her new stepmother, eleni gartos, in boston. Both bounce and black box thinking are essential reading if you are keen to delve into psychology and especially sports psychology. The tagline for the book bounce by matthew syed is how champions are made, which sets the tone for a book dedicated to searching through academic literature, and engaging with top professionals, in an attempt to determine the causes of elite performance watch the video below for a great introduction to the book by syed himself. Syed supports gladwells assertion that a major component of success is many hours of sustained practice cf 10,000 hours 2. A great book should be compulsory reading all parents and teachers. Its hard to finish bounce and not feel like there is a lot more you could do. The product of five years of reporting from the worlds greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful. It breaks it down and shows how talent is derivative of countless hours of practice. Many of us felt that dwecks book needed more depth and we decided that bounce. He proceeds throughout the book to explain the intensity of the practice and the mindset needed to practice. What we do not see are the 10,000 hours of hard work that went in to that one moment. Owen slot chief sports reporter, the times i love this book.
435 1426 181 8 833 229 588 1132 336 318 1175 1624 607 1231 1342 621 1058 632 825 1318 693 1547 610 618 703 501 1019 220 143